Stove



April 1931. L. H. GEURINK 1,801,770

STOVE Filed March 26. 1930 L I :1 l -Q -Q w avai W V V '//4 INVENTOR.

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Patented Apr. 21, 1931 UNITED STATES 7 PATENT OFFICE LOUIS H. GEURINK,OF EAST CLEVELAND, OHIOQASSIGNOR TO ERIEZ STOVE & MANU- FAGTURINGCOMPANY, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYL- vnm STOVEApplication filed March 26, 1930. Serial No. 438,950.

Instove constructions it is very desirable to enamel the. face surfacesof the stove. This enamel is more or less fragile and small defects inany part of the enamel result in the discarding ofthe part on which theenamel is placed. This breakage, or injury very often happens inshipment and where the enamel is placed directly on the stove frame itmeans a taking down of the 10 stove and a re-assembly at the point wherethe stove is received, or in other words, by the dealer on the job. Thepresent invention is designed to simplify the finishing of the faces ofstoves both with regard to cheapness in the original assembly of thestove and also with a View of simplifying the means whereby injured ordefective enamel parts may be replaced. Features and details of theinvention will appear 20 from the specification and claims.

A preferredembodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawings as follows Fig. 1 shows a front elevation of thestove. Fig. 2 a section of the line 2 -2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a section onthe line 3-3 in Fig. 1. Fig.4 a section on the'line 4-4 in Fig. 1. Fig.5 a perspective View of one of the securmg bolts for securing the faceplates to thestove." V A i Fig. 6 an enlarged view of one of the cornersof the oven frame. 7

Fig. 7 a section on the line 77 in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 a perspective view of one ofthe corner'posts in the miteredcorner structure shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 a sectionon the line 9-9 in Fig 6.

1 marks the stove frame, 2 the door frame forming a part of the stoveframe, 3 the upper oven door, and 4: the lower oven door. The door framehas a face bar 5 extending around it, an inward flange 6 terminating ina lateral flange 7 forming the door jamb. The face bar 5 is ribbed atits outer-edge having an outwardly faced rib 8 and an inwardly faced rib9. The side of the stove is provided with a sheet metal plate 10 havingan inturned flange 11 engaging the edge of the flange 9..

. I j A plate 12 has an inturned flange 13 at its outer edge whichcovers the edge of the bar 5 engaging the corner of the stove side 10,or top. The inner edge of the fin: ish plate 12 has an inturned flange 11' and a return flange 15 extending from the inturnediflange. Theinturned flange rests on the face bar 5 and has'its inner edge spacedfrom the facebar 5, as clearly shown in Fig. 4. A bolt 16 has a largehead 17, one side of which engages the inturned flange 5. The boltextends through the face bar and through the inturned flange 11 on theside, or top plate 10. A wingnut'lS is screwed on the bolt on the insideof the flange 11. As this isscrewed up the finish plate is clamped withspring-pressed engagement with the face bar 5 and at the same time theside, or top plate "of the stove is secured to the face bar, or frame.The ends of the finish plates 5 are mitered, but it is difficult to sofinish the edges of the plates with enamel as to-make a finishedappearance. I, therefore, prefer to provide at the mitered edges of theplates a corner plate 19 which forms a rib in the corner and aids in thefinish. This corner platevhas flanges 20 extending eachside of it, theseflanges resting at their inner ends of the return flanges 15 of theadjacent plates. The outer end of the plate 19 is cut away on its underside and thus forms an extension 22 which rests onthe rib 8 of the facebar. In this way the corner plate is clamped in position at the sametime that the finish plates are clamped in position by the bolts 16. Itwill be understood that there are a series of the bolts '16 extendingalong the frame at intervals so as to securely clamp the finish plates.

A somewhat similar finish plate 24 is provided for the bottom bar 23 ofthe stove frame. 'This has the inturned beveled flange 25 atthe bottomengaging the bottom bar 23, an inturned flange 26 and a return flange 27corresponding to the flanges 11 and 15. Bolts 28 extend through the bar28 and the heads of these bolts engage the return flange 27 and secureit with spring pressure against the bottom bar. Corner plates 29 areprovided at the corners of the plates through the corner of the bar 23and are secured by wing nuts 31. In this way the finish plates may bereadily secured in place as an original assembly in the stove, may bereadily finished in a comparatively small unit so that any defect leadsto a very small amount of discard and if there is any injury in transit,or otherwise, the replacement of the finish can be very readilyaccomplished by the receiver of the stove.

\Vhat is claimed as new is 1. In a stove, the combination of a stoveframe having a face bar; a finish plate for the bar comprising a faceplate, an inturned flange, and a return flange extending from theinturned flange; and a bolt operating on the return flange clamping itto the bar.

2. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face bar afinish plate for the bar comprising a face plate, an inturned flange,and a return flange extending from the inturned flange engaging the barand the opposite edge of the return flange being spaced from the bar;and a bolt engaging the spaced edge of the-bar and clamping the finishplate on the bar.

3. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face bar; afinish plate for the bar comprising a face plate, inturned flanges atthe edge of the face plate engaging the bar, and a return flangeextending from one of the inturned flanges; and a bolt engaging thereturn flange clamping the finish plate to the bar.

4. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face bar; afinish plate comprising a face plate, inturned flanges at its edgesengaging the bar, and a return flange extending from one of the inturnedflanges, the inner edge of the return flange being spaced from the bar;and a bolt engaging the inner edge of the return flange and clamping thefinish plate on the bar,

5. In a stove, the combination of a steve frame having a face barforming a corner; finish plates at each side of the corner, each finishplate comprising a face plate, an in turned flange, and a return flangee.-itending from the inturned flange; bolts operating on the returnflanges clamping the finish plates on the bar; a corner plate betweenthe adjacent edges of the finish plates 5 and means for securing thecorner plate in place.

6. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face barforming a corner; finish plates at each side of the corner, each finishplate comprising a face plate, an inturned flange, and a return flangeextending from the inturned flange; bolts operating on the returnflanges clamping the finish plates on the bar; and a corner platebetween the adjacent edges of the finish plates, said corner platehaving flanges extending under the face plates.

7. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face barforming a corner; finish plates at each side of the corner, each finishplate comprising a face plate, an in turned flange, and a return flangeextending from the inturned flange; bolts operating on the returnflanges clamping the finish plates on the bar; and a corner platebetween the adjacent edges of the finish plates, said corner platehaving flanges extending under the face plates and resting on the returnflanges.

8. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face bar formedwith a corner; finish plates for the bar, each plate comprising a faceplate having an inturned flange and a return flange extending from theinturned flange, the adjacent ends of the finish plates at the cornerbeing mitered a corner plate between the mitered ends and engaging saidends; and means for securing the corner plate. a

9. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face bar formedwith a corner; finish plates for the bar, each plate comprising a faceplate having an inturned flange, and a return flange extending from theinturned flange, the adjacent ends of the finish plates at the cornerbeing mitered; and a corner plate between the mitered ends and engagingsaid ends, said corner plate having flanges extending under the cornerplate.

10. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face barformed with a corner; finish plates for the bar, each plate comprising aface plate having an inturned flange, and a return flange extending fromthe inturned flange, the adjacent ends of the finish plates at thecorner being mitered; and a corner plate between the mitered ends andengaging said ends, said corner plate having flanges extending under thecorner plate and resting on the return flange.

11. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face barforming a corner, the face bar having an outwardly extending rib at oneedge; finish plates arranged on said bar, said finish plates each havingan inturned flange on one edge engaging the ct e of the bar opposite therib and a return flange extending from the inturned flange, said finishplates having mitered corners at their adjacent ends; and a corner platearranged in the corner, said corner plate having flanges extending underthe finish plates, the flanges being cut away at the ribbed endpermitting the extension of the corner plate to rest on the rib.

12. In a stove, the combination of a stove frame having a face barforming a corner piece, the face bar having an outwardly extending ribat one edge; finish plates arranged on said bar, said finish plates eachhaving inturned flanges on one edge engaging the edge of the baropposite the In hand.

y LOUIS H. GEURINK.

